ICE says its officers tried to avoid contact
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementFederal agency speaking through its statement
ICE says the man chose to impede a law enforcement action and stood in the middle of an active road, and that its officers tried to drive around him while braking.
“Our officers deliberately attempted to avoid making contact”
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Where this statement fits
Woodland police challenge DHS's account of the Antonio Moreida collision
Woodland police say video their investigators reviewed shows Antonio Moreida was struck by a vehicle driven by an ICE agent, contrary to DHS's statement that he jumped onto the hood and slid off. ICE later said its officers tried to drive around him while braking. Lawmakers criticize ICE's conduct and the federal account.
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CBS News Sacramento reporting preserves the different October 21 DHS and October 22 ICE accounts. It reports an ongoing police investigation.
Reporting
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KCRA reports ICE's October 22 statement and the earlier DHS statement. It quotes an October 23 police answer saying the agent did not remain at the immediate location of the collision but stayed in the vicinity, and that the collision was not being investigated as a hit-and-run.
Before the quotation
ICE gave the statement to news outlets on October 22, after Woodland police disputed DHS's first account. It opens by saying the man chose to impede a law enforcement action and stand in the middle of an active road.
After the quotation
The statement urges people not to stand in active roadways as a law enforcement vehicle approaches. It does not repeat or withdraw DHS's earlier claim that the man jumped onto the hood.
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Why this label?
The case concerns the ICE vehicle collision with Moreida and the federal account of it. ICE defends its officers by saying they tried to avoid him and by placing responsibility on his position in the road.
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